Sunday, December 30, 2012

Well anyone who knows me knows that Christmas is my time of the year and especially the singing of carols.......particularily really loudly at my workplace.
So the Carol I chose to use is Santa Claus is coming to town. It so suits this Santa pic of my son Shaun, out of all the ones that have been taken this is by far my absolute fav.

I adore the look on his face, so intense and serious, how it is taken without him being on Santas knee and from a side angle.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy New Year full of happiness, love and all you could ask for.

Unfortunately this will be my last post for Scrap that Song, I have decided to step down from the CT. I am sure that it will be back bigger and stronger in the New Year and thank everyone who has supported the blog now and hopefully in the future.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Can you believe that is is nearly the end of November?
Where has 2012 gone?
I swear it feels like I have only just bought Christmas presents and here we are again at that joyous but expensive time of year.
My humble apologies for being such an absent entity of late but I have been snowed under with uni and work and it seems that my children's extracurricular activities list grows every day.

The song that I have picked for one that reminds me of something is one that is humble. There are so many songs to pick from and it really is hard to pinpoint particular songs to everyday moments.

Here is my song - HOME by Chris Daughtry

It really scares me that one day the kids will leave home but I always want them to remember that no matter how far they travel that they can always come home.

Here is my LO -

I have used some fantastic mixed media techniques that I have acquired by purchasing the subscription to the monthly mixed media kit from Blue Bazaar - it has forced me to step out of my comfort zone and try something new which scares me most of the time.

You have just over a week to get your LO's linked and I would love to see your memories on paper.
For more info please pay a visit to my very neglected blog :)http://bblowe.blogspot.com

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Well how great is our challenge for this month, a song that reminds you of a place, person or time in your life. This song "Coco Jambo by Mr President" always takes me back to Port Macquarie while I was on holidays in the late 1990's, perfect evening, driving around lost, laughing, magic.

The lyrics "pick me up, put me down, put my feet back on the ground" are just perfect also for this pic of me parasailing.
Used some gorgeous Twiddleybits chippies, embellies from my2angels, chippy beachhut from thechipchopshop, netting, lace from miss kim, washi tape from Craft Queen.

So what is your song that transports you can't wait to see.
Hugs and love Annette x

That is a awesome layout Miss Annette

For my take on this challenge I have chosen a Eagles Song "Take it to the Limit" . The Eagles always bring back good memories of my younger days, driving around belting out the songs "very badly" , but loving life and having a blast. The Eagles is also one of my hubbies favourite bands , so this is a picture of us at a fancy dress party ( I went as a gyprocker) I have added the lyrics and a ticket from one of the Eagles Concerts we went to in the Amy Tangerine pocket behind the photo

so what song bring back a memory for you or reminds you of a person/place/time in your life ? We would love you to share it with us
Mary x

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Our challenge for November is to scrap a song that reminds you of something.

Always amazing how music can evoke a memory whether it is sentimental,romantic,funny or just a place or time in your life.Do you have a song that does that?Do you have a "theme" song for yourself? Is there a song that drives you crazy?(personally I hate Jolene by Dolly Parton as people always think that's my name).

Kylie's song always makes me think of the teacups ride at Disneyland.My father went there in 1959 and kept raving about it so I took my daughter,aged 11 in 1997.We had a wonderful time turning the centre wheel in the teacups and making ourselves dizzy.As this song came out around the same time I always think of it.

The teacup paper and co-ordinating papers from American Crafts was ideal for this layout as was the Twiddlybits mini filigrees.The photo is taken in 1959 from one of Dad's slides.
Have fun recalling a song that reminds you of a special time! Julene

Monday, October 1, 2012

October's theme song is AC/DC's song "It's a long way to the top"
You can interpret this many different ways, but it reminded me of our climb in the Eiffel Tower.We thought it would never end!When you reach the observation deck and look down,there is an overwhelming urge to jump,or is it just called vertigo? On my layout I've used the title with arrows to demonstrate the climb up.
Hope to see your inspirational layouts soon. Have fun!!! Julene

Wow great take Julene,
My layout is also a travel page. This statue was in a beautiful village in France and you could walk up inside the statue , up a VERY narrow, steep staircase. Under the statue's arm was a little window and the view was amazing.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

I have been extremely busy at the moment and haven't had a chance to get a page completed for this great challenge so I thought I would get you all thinking.........

What does winter mean to you?

For Miss Annette, Mrs B and Super Mum Kim in Orange I know winter is freezing for them and it snows

For me up here in supposed sunny QLD we get frosts and horrendous chilling winds. I found some information on trusty ole google about weather in Toowoomba

Toowoomba has a temperate climate with warm summers and cool winters and it enjoys four distinct seasons.Compared to most of Queensland, the town is cooler, mainly because of its high elevation.

Daily maximum temperatures in Toowoomba average 27 °C(81 °F) in summer and 16 °C(61 °F) in winter.According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the highest temperature ever recorded in Toowoomba was 39.3 °C(102.7 °F), while the lowest was −4.4 °C(24.1 °F). Winter temperatures seldom go below freezing; however in a situation unique among Queensland cities, snow has been reported on the higher parts of the city on rare occasions. Light frost will be experienced several nights each winter in the city centre, more often in the western suburbs.

Looks beautiful but let me tell you - you don't want to step outside - the locals have not named the town "POOWOOMBA" for no reason.

And as for Julene - well sadly enough I have no idea where she lives or what it is like in winter ( That makes me a bad friend hey?)

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Miss Annette's challenge this month was to do a layout with the word rain or cold in it. I struggled with this for awhile as the only songs I could think of were all quite dramatic, like November Rain. Anyway I finally decided on Singing in the Rain, and I hope the music clip puts a smile on your face, I don't think you could watch it and not feel happy :)

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Well here we are the second day of Spring, how awesome and beautiful it has been, would be nice if the Hazy days of Winter were behind us. Here at Scrap that Song I set the Challenge to scrap a page incorporating the words "Winter" or "Cold" they could be in the lyrics or the song title. I have managed to do both by using the song Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon and Garfunkel as well as the lyrics "there's a patch of snow on the ground"

We got quite excited a few times this winter thinking that we would have some good falls of snow but unfortunately this is the best we got here in Orange town.

How will you use the words? Would love to see, come play, till then.
Hugs and love
Annette x

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Hi everyone, it is Julene.
Our challenge for September is for a song containing the word WINTER or COLD.

I've chosen a Beatles song "Here comes the sun" and the line, "Its been a long and lonely winter".
Here is my layout featuring a record snowfall when we lived at Goulburn NSW. I took the toboggan to school and the children in my class played on it for hours.I've kept a winter colour scheme on my layout too.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

So free choice for this month............it was so hard to pick a song when there are so many great ones out there.

I eventually went back a few (maybe more) years back to my teenage years and picked the song "Movin on up" by MPeople

I used a pic of my DD with her teacher in Grade 2 - she didnt want to leave and goto Grade 3 cause she loved her teacher so much and I remember saying to her 'Honey we all had to leave and move up to the next grade, I am sure you will get another nice teacher' - cute isnt it?

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Well free choice for this month...wow...does put a wee bit of pressure on, so many pics, so many songs, ooh what to chose? Sooo I decided that I wanted to scrap this pic of my gorgeous friend Kim, which was taken in Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane on the June long weekend (this year). We were there for, as all you scrappy peeps would know, the Scrapbooking Expo. I really love how this pic can say so much without even seeing her face and I wondered, at the moment of snapping the pic, what are you thinking, or are you just soaking up the beautiful ambience of where we were.

It seemed the most logical choice for this page was the following song, particularily the lines "Tell me the thoughts that surround you, I want to look inside your head".

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Hard to believe we are nearly half way through the year !
This month at Scrap That Song it is free choice, So what ever song is inspiring you at the moment, or if there is a layout you are thinking about that relates to the words of a song for you, go right ahead and show us what you create.
I scrapped this photo of my Mum originally for the masters, but I have decided against entering , so I will use it for my layout for August . When I was scrapping this I was trying to think of a title for my layout. At the time I was listening to a Joan Baez vinyl and the song "Winds of the old days" came on and I had my title.

Tommy Leonetti was very popular in the late 1960s when I was in my teens.Even though this song may seem obscure to some,it holds a precious memory for me....you see I live in Sydney and the words are evocative to me.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Drum Roll.......... The winner of the June Challenge is.......... Lizzy Hill http://lizzyhill12.blogspot.com.au/ Congratulations Lizzy and thank you for playing along.
Thank you to all those who joined in, we love seeing your layouts and your take on the songs . So girls now let us know what your favourite Rock song is ! :)

Thursday, July 5, 2012

ROCK can be classified in so many ways and what you determine as ROCK can be different to what someone else thinks it is. That what makes this month's theme so versatile.
I have chosen the aussie icons ACDC.
I went to their Black Ice concert in Sydney in 2010 and it was amazing - they are just legends.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Hi Mary here with my layout for the Rock Song Theme. I have chosen "All around the World " by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Rock songs to me mean high energy, mad guitar playing, and this band definitely covers that. Sorry about the swear word in it ... that's rock bands for you ! I have chosen the words from the song about travelling around the world in their prime, as the photo is of my son when he was living overseas and travelling. We were lucky enough to spend two months overseas and Christopher met us and had four days in Rome with us, this photo is of that time.

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers Live at Slane Castle Ireland. I sure would love to see a concert here

Monday, July 2, 2012

July's challenge is to scrap a rock song.
This gives plenty of scope to all of us.
I've chosen one by Elton John as my choice.As I'm a teacher the choice was obvious wasn't it?
Yes,it is "teacher".Here's my layout

It features lots of doodling.I made it a few years ago in a class at a retreat.
And the you tub link is here.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

This Bobby Mc Ferrin ,and later Bob Marley, song has been a mantra of mine for some time.If family or friends are distressed I encourage them to look on the bright side.
Have you noticed that the song itself forces you to join in singing the words?(Even when at first you don't want to).
My layout features my sister and I as children building sandcastles on the beach...a very happy memory.

and the You tube link is here...

http://youtu.be/d-diB65scQU Enjoy listening to it and maybe you can scrap a "Be happy" moment. Cheers from Julene

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Well I have to admit I struggled a bit with this months challenge, to scrap using a song from the 80's as your inspiration. It is a time when we are certainly spoilt for choice in regard to some funky music but nothing was rocking my boat until I stumbled across this classic country song by Willy Nelson "On the road again". I immediately thought of the trip that Kim and I recently took to Brisbane for the Scrapbooking and Papercraft Expo on the June long weekend, it was a trip that we took last year so being on the road again fitted in so perfectly. Anyhow here it is and hope that you don't have as much indecision as I did, cheers Annette

I hope I have inspired you all a bit - as well as songs think about some elements of the 80's that you could incorporate onto your pages such as an 80's colour palette, material, stars, lightning bolts, big bows, circles to represent bangles..........oh I could keep going all day with this list.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Well the 80's was my time , so there are heaps of great songs for me to choose from. Lately I have been listening to Bob Seger a lot, so I decided to choose his song " Against the Wind" I think it is a great song about life. I think it covers from our first love and things that happen in our life and we are running against the wind and then when we are older we are still running against the wind , but for different reasons. Love to see what song speaks to you from the 80's

Friday, June 1, 2012

June's challenge is to scrap a song from the 1980's.And weren't there some memorable ones!I've chosen one which was originally sung by Cliff Richard in 1959 but was reintroduced because of a TV show in the beginning of the 1980s. The show was the "Young Ones", a British comedy about 4 uni students and they parodied a lot of Cliff Richard's songs.LIVING DOLL is my choice!Here's my layout featuring my daughter aged then about 1.(She was born in the 1980s).

And the link to you tube is here....ENJOY! And we would love to see your efforts. from JULENE

Saturday, May 19, 2012

I think all of us at some stage have sung along to a song for years not realising that the words we are singing arent really the words.The song I have choosen this month is SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) by BeyonceThe song was released back in 2008 when my little Holly bear was 5 years old - and what kid didnt shake their bootie to this song (or even adults for that matter - he he).Well anyway to cut a long story short instead of singing "All the Single Ladies" she would sing "All the Singlets"Classic..................

It's even got a little spinner that really spins - how cool

My Journalling....

I know that I have never sung the song the same way since and i'm pretty sure my family and friends all have to take a step back before singing the song now as well.Give the challenge a go - I need a good laugh :)Happy SaturdayBBxx

Friday, May 11, 2012

Yes you heard right hehehe, this months Challenge is to scrap about a song that you thought you were singing the right words to, only to find out you were way off the mark :) Gosh haven't we all done that, I know I sure have , more than once!I chose to do a layout on a misheard song that my Grandson Sang. Instead of singing "Six White Boomers, Snow white Boomers" , he sang" Six White Poomers, Smell Like Poomers" lol. Bless his little soulSorry we are late with the challenge this month, I look forward to seeing your layouts with your Misheard Lyrics

Monday, April 30, 2012

My choice for this one is Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon rising."
There is a line in it which goes "there's a bad moon on the rise." I always thought it was "There's a bathroom on the right" as I was a kid when this song was around.
Here's my layout

Monday, April 16, 2012

Suzi Quatro has been a long time favourite and unusually it is her ballads I like best.There is one called "Cat size" which reminds me of a past love.

I also like "Devilgate Drive","Can the can", and her other rocking hits.Suzi was the first female bass guitarist to become a rock legend....a pioneer for others to follow.
Pour yourself a glass of wine and chill out while you listen to "Cat size".
Here's my layout featuring my friend's cat,Constance.
Her eyes are adorable and mesmerising.

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I've used Doileys and mushroom and round clay thingy from the Chip chop shop.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Hi everyone
Its Bek here the BOSS, with the latest post.
With the latest Boy Band in the country and might i say melting hearts everywhere they go.. (gosh the british boys are just so cute and charming arent they ?? sigh...)
I remember being in my room listening to step by step on the radio and trying to learn the moves, and also then listening to could it be magic on the radio as i was driving down the freeway on a hot summers night.. ahh the young years.. then when i saw Robbie Williams in concert years later i remembered that young kid all those years ago and how much he and i had matured..
So remembering back to when i was younger.. heres a few to refresh your memories.. and a trip down memory lane..

Starting off with :

One of the biggest boy bands... :)

THE BEATLES - ah.. classic genius.. )

NSYNC/...ah... where it all began for Mr Timberlake..

TAKE THAT - i so love Robbie.. :)

BACKSTREET BOYS - not my cup of tea really.. but they make good music..

BOY ZONE - sigh.. Ronan..

AND FINALLY THE NEWBIES.. One Direction .. wish i was 15 again.. sigh..

Before everyone has a go, yes i know i missed a few but you didnt want to be here forever did you??? LOL !
Well did that bring back a few memories????
I know it did for me !!
Whos your favourite and why ??? what memories do they bring back for you???

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Hi Mary here,
This months challenge is to scrap a driving song. Well I was a little stumped, as I sing along to lots and lots of songs (very badly) . I asked my Hubby and Daughter " What song should I do for a driving song" My daughter said that all she knew was that every time she got in our old car the U2 tape was going around and around. Then I was talking to BB on Facebook and she said "You have been to a U2 Concert , why don't you scrap something to do with that " So....... thought I would scrap "Stuck in a Moment" seeing Chels reckons we were stuck on the U2 Tape in the car .
Before we went to the concert at ANZ Stadium the pub across from the stadium had a band impersonating U2, they weren't to bad actually and the singer looked slightly like Bono and had some of his mannerisms down pat. Then it was time for the U2 Concert and the real deal. I love Bono and I think he has a charisma around him.
So my layout "Stuck in a Moment"

Can't wait to see all your takes on a favourite Driving Song

Hi all!
Kim here :O)

So my driving song...hmmm?
I'm going with .......

'Tis a feel good one, hey!
.......and my layout

Suited my pic so well....journaling card reads....On 25th Sept, 2011 the 3 of you set out on a great adventure only for it to be cut short a week later (650 km), due to an injury to Alex and the breakdown of one of your trailers...you decided to call it quits for the time being. Along the way you had a lot of fun, blisters and spent some special time together.

can't wait to see what the rest of the CT has on offer???

Hey Peeps,

BB here........

There are so many fantastic songs that make us TURN IT UP as such.

I decided to go with a song that suited a big change I had in my life, it's all about the choices we make that get us to where we are today.

The song I have chosen is IT'S MY LIFE by No Doubt

It's an awesomely catching song that deserves to be turned up.

Here is my layout -

It's a great theme this month with so many choices - good luck picking - I know the CT kept changing their minds a few times before decisions were made

And on a last hoorah

I hope the easter bunny finds you all safely

Sunshine and Happiness

BBxx

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY BY "QUEEN" by Julene

Anyone who has heard this song a few times knows it is catchy and by its very nature you want to sing along to it.

The crescendo comes at the part which goes "Galileo,Galileo,Galileo ,Figaro" which Freddy Mercury sang falsetto.I often put my Queen CD in the car CD player when I'm on a long trip and sing along to it.

For the layout the words took me to the Leaning tower of Pisa in Italy where Galileo lived and tested out his theories of gravity as well as studying the planets through his telescope.I've used one and a half doileys from "THE CHIP CHOP SHOP"

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Just before we reveal the new challenge I thought I would share with you some more AWSUM products from our March sponsor - the fabbo Leeann Pearceand her yummo shop The Chip Chop Shop- there is an Easter special at the moment so hop on over and have a look.

I would like to share with you all the layout I created with some of her goodies

Fun, Bright and Funky Doilies

A Button as gorgeous as the sun

Funky Button and Twine

A Mushroom button that's good enough to eat

A Faux Wax Impression

And lastly a tag ( I did however use the plain side instead of the coloured side)

I hope you have all enjoyed the current challenge and best of luck to all the lovelies that have entered

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG

Hi and welcome to Scrap that Song a blog dedicated to the music in our lives, around us and that which inspires us.As scrappers we are sure that like us somehow when you are creating you like to have music playing, either as a creative muse, company in the background or you just like to bop along.Here you will find monthly challenges that are music based with examples given by our gorgeous design team.We hope that you enjoy your time here and would love you to join in with us.